Gauch
[ɡaʊ̯x]
The verdict
“Gauch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trivialname des Kuckucks
Corpus desk
Index DE-gauch · Gauch · German
Gauch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gauch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡaʊ̯x] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gauch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gauch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡaʊ̯x]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gauch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gauch, spelled G-A-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1Trivialname des Kuckucks
- 2einfältiger Mensch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gauch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Maien ruft der Gauch aus dem Walde.
Er ist ein Gauch, zu jeder Narretei fähig.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.